WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- Coaches and players with the Cherokee Youth Football Association are mourning the loss of one of their own.

Dylan James Kent, 16, passed away this morning after an eight-month battle with cancer. He was a freshman at Etowah High School in Woodstock.

"He was a great kid -- very coachable," said Jim McCarty, a coach with the CYFA, who worked with Dylan for two years. "He's going to be missed by the entire community."

In July 2010, Dylan was diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma, a rare non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The cancer was aggressive, and Dylan spent the last several months of his life in the AFLAC Cancer Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Dylan's parents took a good deal of time off work to be with him. They are now struggling to pay his funeral expenses.

A memorial fund has been set up through SunTrust Bank.

WOODSTOCK, GA -- Chuck Wilson, the athletic director at Woodstock High School, has been selected as the Region 5-AAAAA Athletic Director of the Year.

High school principals throughout the region voted for Wilson to receive the honor. He will compete against all the other regional winners this spring for the chance to become State Athletic Director of the Year.

"Coach Wilson's passion for high school athletics is apparent in each position he has held during his 22 years as an educator in Cherokee County," said Woodstock High principal Bill Sebring.

Wilson began his teaching and coaching career in 1989 at Etowah High School in Woodstock, where he coached football, tennis, baseball and basketball. In 1992, he transferred to Sequoyah High in Canton to serve as an assistant football coach, as well as assistant girls' soccer coach.

When Woodstock High opened in 1996, Wilson became the varsity girls' soccer coach, a position he held for six years.

COBB COUNTY, GA -- The "Fun in the Park" Photo Contest, hosted by the Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department, is over for 2010.

This year marked the largest turn-out in the contest's history. Over 280 photos, all of which were taken in Cobb parks, were submitted in the three categories.

With so many great photos submitted, the panel of eight judges had a difficult time selecting the winners.